CAMPUS VOICES: History of abuse of native peoples repeats again and again
After six months of protests and peaceful and prayerful resistance, the Oceti Sakowin (Seven Council Fires) Camp has largely been evacuated. The camp was once a bustling community that, at its peak, was considered the largest gathering of indigenous peoples in recent history. After the recent executive orders from President Donald Trump, reauthorizing the construction of the Dakota Access and the Keystone XL pipelines, the camp’s numbers dwindled to only a few hundred inhabitants.